MoondrAm ThiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-6

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram -6

 

"azhagandRE AzhiyArkku Azhineer vaNNam

 

azhagandRE aNdam kadaththal-azhagandRE

 

angainee rERRArkku alarmElOn kAlkazhuva

 

gangai neer kAndRa kazhal"

 

 

AzhiyArkku – for the supreme lord who holds the divine discus;

 

Azhineer vaNNam – the color similar to the color of the ocean;

 

Azhaghu andRE – what a beautiful color;

 

aNdam kadaththal – measuring the worlds;

 

azhaghu andRE – is it not beautiful!

 

Angai – in the palm;

Neer ErrArkku – for the lord who held the water poured into his hands to donate land by mahabali;

 

Alar mElOn

- Brahma;

kAl kazhuva – washed the divine feet;

 

gangai neer – water of the divine gangus;

 

kAndRa – got to the world;

kazhal-that divine feet;

azhagu andRE – What a beauty!

 

Introduction

 

Azhvars are those who immerse themselves in the innumerable divine qualities of the supreme lord called as ananthan (one without a end).

In the previous paasuram, there appeared a context of beauty so immediately peyazhvar mind jumped into the divine ocean of the lords's beauty.

Azhvar thereby tries to control his thirst to enjoy the divine beauty by talking about the color, action, feet and what not as everything is absolute beauty when associated with the lord.

 

Commentary

 

(AzhiyArkku Azhineer vaNNam azhagandRE) First azhvar talks about the ocean colored beautiful lord who holds a divine discus in his divine hands.

That beauty mesmerizes azhvar. Is there a necessity for any other dressing when the lord with his natural beauty stands holding the beautiful discus?

 

 

(azhagandRE aNdam kadaththal) "sa bhoomim vishvathO vruthvA athyadishta dashAn kulam" (pu. Sk) [ He measured the earth fully and further proceeded to measure more] Though mAvali ruled over only the 3 worlds, due to his greatness, the lord who is the savior of the whole universe, not stopping with measuring the worlds he measured even his divine abode with the third step not reachable by anyone without his sankalpa.

"Eththa Ezhulagum koNda kOlak kooththan" [thiruvai 2-2-11] As per nammazhvar words the whole act of the lord is like a well trained dancer expressing the emotions and situations in the most appropriate manner beautifully.

 

 

(angai neer ERRARukku) "alanpurindha neduntadakkai" [thirunedu 6].

The lord is used to give till the person who accepts the same says "enough enough (alam alam)" with his beautiful hands but now He is standing in front of mahabali like a beggar.

 

 

(alarmElOn kAlkazhuva) brahma who came out of the lord's divine navel washed the lord trivikrama's divine feet

 

 

(gangai neer kAndRa kazhal azhagandRE) when brahma washed the divine feet of the lord it came down to the earth as the river gangus that purified siva and others on the way.

Were the divine feet just pure?

"mEl nindRa visumbil veN tugil kodiyena virindhu valantharu maNi neer gangai" [periya thirumozhi 1-4-3] In the sky the gangus was spread like a beautiful white flag and adding to the beauty was the lord's lotus feet.

What can be told about this divine beauty!

 

What is azhvar trying to say from this paasuram? Everyone talks about his color and calls him "kadalvaNNan" like any other name without rejoicing the beauty and everyone elaborates on his action of measuring the worlds (concentrating on his strength and supremacy) and giving the divine gangus to this world (meditating on his purity) but the most important is enjoying the divine beauty.

"madurAthipathE akilam madhuram" anything related to him is divine. Shouldn't one just immerse in this divinity and freeze in love towards that ultimate beauty?

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsan

Varadarajan